Combination-tool.



G. J. MOHR.

COMBINATION TOOL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

GEORGE J. MOI-IR, OF VICTOR, IOWA.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 25, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Serial No. 693,108.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. Morin, citizen of the United States, residing at Victor, in the county of Iowa and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to combination tools and has for its object to provide a simple structure which may be easily and quickly transformed from a hog ringer to a snouter and stock marker, and vice versa.

With the above object in view, the tool includes handle members which are pivotally connected together and having a spring located between them, said spring being under tension with a tendency to hold the work engaging ends of the handle members toward each other. An adjustable stop screw is mounted upon one of the members and is adapted to limit the swinging movement of the members with relation to each other. One of the members is provided at its work engaging end with a series of sockets which are adapted to receive and hold the ring when it is being applied to the nose of the animal. The other work engaging member is provided with a fiat head which is adapted to encounter the points of the ring and turn the same through the nose of the animal and dispose the said points in eyes with which the ring is provided. A detachable member is provided at the ends of the work engaging members and is adapted to coiiperate with one of the said work engaging ends for the purpose of removing part of the muscle in the nose of the animal to prevent the same from rooting.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tool. Fig. 2 is'a side view of parts of the same partially in section. Fig. 3 is a similar view with a punch attachment applied thereto. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the tool cut approximately at the line 44 of Fig. 1. I

The tool includes a handle member 1 and a handle member 2. These members are pivotally connected together by means of a pivot pin 3. The member 1 is provided with a relatively large head 4 which is provided with an opening 5. The member 2 is provided with a head 6, which in turn is provided with a series of sockets 7 adapted to receive a ring when it is to be applied tothe nose of an animal.

The ring to be used in conjunction with this tool is' illustrated in Fig. 2 and is formed from wire, having eyes 8 and point end portions 9. The ring is applied by moving the outer ends of the handle members 2 toward each other whereby the work engaging ends of said members are brought toward each other and the point end portions 9 are forced through the muscle of the nose. These point end portions then encounter the inner side of the head 4 and the said end portions are turned and passed through the eyes 8. Thus the ring is securely positioned upon the nose of the animal and the eyes 8 are positioned at the end of the nose and will prevent the animal from rooting. In as much as the ring passes through the nose at two points, it is braced in its position upon the nose and cannot twist or turn out of its proper position.

In some instances it is desirable to punch holes in the nose of the animal without applying the ring. This may be accomplished with the present tool by applying the stud 10 to the head 7 of the member 2. The said stud is provided with a threaded shank 11 which passes through an opening 12 provided in the head 7 and a nut 13 is screwed upon the said shank and holds the same in position upon the said head. The head 6 is provided with a notch 14 which receives a lug 15 carried by the stud 10, and thus the said stud is. prevented from turning in its position upon the head 7. The stud 10 fits snugly in the opening 5, and when a part of the nose is inserted between the end of the stud 10 and the inner face of the head 4 and the heads 4 and 6 are moved toward each other, the end of the stud 10 will cut and punch out part of the muscle of the nose and force the same through the opening 5. A spring 16 is attached at one end to the handle member 2 and bears at its other end against the inner side of the handle member 1.

A screw 17 is threaded in the handle member 2 and is adapted to engage the side of the handle member 1, and when adjusted in the handle member 2 limits the swinging movement of the handle members with relation to each other, so that the device may be used for applying rings or perforating the nose of pigs or hogs. The handle member 1 is provided at its end with a screw driver bit 18, and the handle member 2 is provided at its end with a tack drawing. claw 19. The handle member 1 is provided at its inner edge with a transversely disposed groove 20. The handle member 2 is provided at its side edge with a flange 21 which is adapted to animal with two eyes, the ring may be cut in two so that the part applied will have but a single eye. A lug 23 is provided upon the handle member 2, and may be used for engaging a belt or any part of the clothing of the operator so that the tool may be carried and will be ready at hand.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is A tool comprising handle members pivoted together and having heads one of which is provided with an opening and the other of which is provided with a notch, and a stud having a shank passing through the last-mentioned head and having a lug which engages the notch therein, said stud being snugly received in the opening in the firstmentioned head.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE J. MOI-IR. [L. s] lVitnesses EARL H. CALDWELL, V. C. Morin.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington. D. C. 

